Interactive colloquium: Research in the area of Digital Humanities

Research in the area of Digital Humanities

You are invited to attend an interactive colloquium focused on research in the area of Digital Humanities led by Menno van Zaanen.

A wide range of benefits emerge when combining computational and humanities backgrounds. However, to reach the full benefits of such collaborations, the boundaries between both fields will need to be crossed.

During the colloquium, we will present and discuss several practical examples where computational and humanities fields are successfully combined. The focus will be on the problems, solutions, and effects of these collaborations.

Additionally, the colloquium will provide the opportunity to reflect on interdisciplinary collaboration and what it may entail within the context of the Humanities and Computational fields

Colloquium programme

• Examples of interdisciplinary research and collaboration in the Digital Humanities, including discussions on practical problems and solutions.
• Break / Lunch
• Interactive session, exchanging ideas and inviting dialogue based on questions such as:
  - What is needed to foster collaboration within the multiple spheres of academia?
  - How can we create an environment that could support research in Digital Humanities?
  - How can SADiLaR, DHASA, UCT e-research enable digital scholarship in the Humanities and Social sciences?

Menno van Zaanen is an assistant professor at the Department of Cognitive Science and Artificial Intelligence at the School of Humanities and Digital Sciences of Tilburg University, The Netherlands. He has an MSc in computer science (Vrije University, Amsterdam), an MA in computational linguistics (University of Amsterdam) and a PhD in computational linguistics/computer science (Leeds University). He teaches courses in the fields of communication and information sciences, data science, cognitive science, and artificial intelligence. His research interests often cross the borders of research fields, such as natural language learning, educational data mining, grammatical inference, and computational musicology.

Participants

Students, scholars and faculty members from computational and humanities backgrounds are invited.

Workshop location

University of Capetown
Hlanganani Junction
Main Library, Level 6

Costs

Participation in the colloquium is FREE.

NB Limited space available.

Coffee, tea and a light lunch will be provided.

Registration

Please register before or on 23 July 2018 at 13:00

If you have any question please liaise with Juan Steyn via e-mail - Juan.Steyn@nwu.ac.za

Phone (SADiLaR office): 018 285 2046 or Phone Ms Charmaine Jacobs: 076 529 7888

The workshop is recommended by

• Digital Humanities Association of Southern Africa (www.digitalhumanities.org.za)